The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-04
Anarchists, to-day has a long editorial on
tho action OF the Supreme Court, In which
AN INrLAMMAroRY EDITORIAL,

AN INFLAMMAToRI EDITORIAL.
"Tho request Of our eight comrades fol
a writ OF error has been refused by the
Federal Supreme Court. For a hundred
years the United States enjoyed the repu.
tatton oil being free country. Up to O
low years ago auch reputation was most
justidnbe. But lately few posacssers OF
the colossal rches produced by tho com.
mon people, usurped criminal power 10
peryers and miHinterpret tho laws created
by tho father1 OF the republic in good
iaith and progressive spirit. They splst.
tor with mud tho name OF tho republic.
The Supreme Court at Washington, the
German Imperial Court at Lsirsig aud tho
Martial Courts at St. Petersburg, stand on
tho same level. Tho juetce which Is be.
Ing distributed nnder the suspices of jay
Gould, Vanderbilt, ct al., woass not only
a bandage over her eyes, but elso watch
word on her breast, which reads: "Ths
public be d-d." The article quotes from
Ben Buffers speech, where he said that
everyone OF the jurors was preiudiced
aagainst tho AnHrchiss. It accuses the
judges OF having been led merely BY the
desire OF setting horrible example to the
working classes to keep them In submis.
zion. 1t warns the judge that he who
COWS tho wind, must reap The whiflYind,
and closed:
Heretofore tho working people be-
heVeu IN the existence Of Justice and
equality iu this country. Tho cruelties OF
their enemies will open their eyog. Our
comrades will seal with their blood the
truth that liberty and Justice can hardly
raise their heads in this country. How.
aver dear to us the lives OF our brethren
may be We will have to be corsoled by the
! hope that thin human sacriica will hsston
the day when the rasses will learn to IN.
derstend how they were being fooled and
what humbug has been made OF ius.
tice."
THREE OF THE MEN ASK FOR cLEMEScY.
August Spies, Samuel Fielden and
Nicholas schwab signed q petition this
afternoon humbiy begging the Governor
10 commute their nsnteace. Theus three
oil the seven condemned men arc the only
ones who have not writ.en letters to the
Governor that they would not accent com.
mutation OF their sentences, and that all
! Efforts in that direction wore without
their aancsion. The signature Q. Fielden
anu SchWab were procured by Capt.
Black and l.. D. Oliver, who yieited the
prisoners at the iail and Ind q private
conference with them. All ao,ts OF en-
treaties were adopted to gst Gpies 70 sim
the petition, but he reaolutely refused 10
DO 60, ea did a!so Lingg, Eugel, Fischer
ParsoDB.
At $3.50 P. NJ. tho same petitions were
brought to the Jail By Dr.. Schmidt. alder.
men frauk Stauber Gad II. Lenneuleycr.
With permieeien from the Sheriff to confs.
with the condemned msn. George Schill.
Ing srrived later aud joined the parry. It
vRs plain that Speu hsd weakened siace
tho morning conference. Ee resd tue
horr's pleading Spies said: "Well, give
mo pen,' and With fourish his name
was appended below. The visitors then
turned their attention to the other four
@en WHO hRyo writton letters declining
Executive Clemepcy.
FOUR POSITIVELY REFUSE TO SIGN,
George SchillinS talked long and earn
estly With Pa.sons, but aeemed to make
no impression upon him. Ltngy abso7
lnte'v refused to conaider the tonic, Ho
and Engel TALKED together and frequently
smiled. Fischer seemed TO be iu doub.
rs to what he should do. Frank stsuber
paid him speo:G! attention and occasion.
Elly pastet him on tho back in an enco,r.
sglng way, but no did not relcnt from the
position which he had previously taken.
L is understood that there woro threo pe.
titions submitted, each differently wooded.
One Was signed by Spies, Eisltien saG
Schwsb, but nons OF the other four mep,
The party prouiaed TO call again to-mor.
row and renew their application. "Ws
haya Ecn more tGan half ou. bsttlo in
getting the signature OF Spies" Esd Frank
6tAuber, on leaving the Jail, "and we
hope to be 6ucceasfnl with the rest to-
morrow"